Musk wanted $80 billion to colonize Mars, OpenAI president testifies at trial

May 6, 2026 9:58 AM

Musk wanted $80 billion to colonize Mars, OpenAI president testifies at trial

OpenAI's president testified on Tuesday that Elon Musk supported transforming the artificial intelligence startup into a for-profit company, but wanted full control in part to help him raise $80 billion to colonize Mars. The testimony by Greg Brockman came in the second week of a trial in California that could determine the future of OpenAI, which sparked a widespread craze over generative artificial intelligence after launching its ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022. OpenAI plans to spend $50 billi...

OpenAI plans desktop ‘superapp’ to streamline user experience

March 20, 2026 1:21 PM

OpenAI plans desktop ‘superapp’ to streamline user experience

OpenAI on Thursday confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that it plans to fold its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a single desktop "superapp" to simplify user experience. OpenAI President Greg Brockman will temporarily oversee the product overhaul and associated organisational changes, while Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the sales team as the company prepares to market the new app, an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement. "We realised we were spreading our...